Easy & Quick Sambar (Kerala Recipe)
Author: Vimmy
Serves: 4-5
- Toor Dal – ¾ cup
- Onion – 1 small
- Potato – 2 medium
- Carrot – 1 small
- Drumstick - 1
- Tomato - 1
- Chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Coriander powder – 2 tsp
- Sambar powder – 2 tsp
- Water – 3 cup
- Asafoetida (kayam) – ⅓ tsp
- Tamarind – small ball (lemon size)
- Salt
- For Tempering
- Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
- Oil – 4 tbsp
- Curry leaves
- Dry red chillies - 4
- Cut all the vegetables into medium-sized pieces. Soak tamarind in ¼ cup of water for some time. Squeeze and take the extract from it.
- Wash dal and take it in a cooker.
- Add vegetables to the cooker. Add water and salt and mix well.
- Pressure cook the same. ( I go for 2 whistles and immediately remove the cooker from stove. Open cooker once steam goes completely)
- Now bring it to boil again, add all the masala, tamarind extract, kayam and allow it to boil for another 2-3 min.
- In another pan heat oil and splutter mustard seeds, add curry leaves dry red chillies and pour it over the curry prepared.
Recipe by Vimmy's Recipe World at http://vimmysrecipeworld.com/easy-quick-sambar-kerala-recipe/
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